• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.7
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• pp.4816-4827
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to identify the experience symptoms and severity of hemodialysis patients and to determine the effects of each symptom on health related quality of life. This research involved 102 patients who were receiving hemodialysis at one university hospital and two Kidney Center in D city. Data collection were collected from April to May 2014. Data analysis was performed by SPSS/WIN 18.0 using ANOVA, t-test, Pearson correlation and stepwise multiple regression. Fatigue was the highest among symptoms on hemodialysis patients and dry skin, itching was in order. Factors affecting health related quality of life were income and symptoms level. These factors explain 42.2% of the variance in health related quality of life. Based on the results, it is necessary to develop various programs and apply for nursing interventions to alleviate the experience symptoms and severity and expand support in social service perspective in hemodialysis patients. Especially, we suggest that further research for developing nursing interventions for relieving fatigue, itching, and sleep disorders of hemodialysis patients.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.660-670
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• 2016

This cross-sectional descriptive investigation attempted to identify the relationship among the symptoms, spiritual well-being, and depression experienced by patients undergoing hemodialysis. Data were collected from 146 patients at 6 hemodialysis clinics from October 15th, 2014 to January 15th, 2015. The Dialysis Symptom Index (DSI) was used to measure symptom experience, spiritual well-being was measured using the Spiritual Well-being Scale, and depression was assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The data were analyzed using ANOVA, the t-test, Scheffe's test, Pearson correlation, and hierarchical regression analysis. The mean score of the symptom experience was 26.43 (range: 0~85), the mean spiritual well-being score was 47.79 (range: 20~80), and the mean depression score was 10.56 (range: 0~35). It was found that greater existential well-being leads to lower depression (r=-.23, p=.004) and symptom experience (r=-.17, p=.045). Greater physical (B=.09) and emotional (B=.64) symptom experience leads to higher depression and the explanatory power of these factors was 52.1% (F=18.54, p<.001). Therefore, a comprehensive nursing intervention that can help reduce the symptom experience and increase the existential well-being in hemodialysis patients is needed to reduce their depression.

• The Korean Nurse
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• v.26 no.5 s.143
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• pp.14-20
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• 1988

이제까지 죽어가는 이들이 경험하는 일반적인 증상을 언급하였다. 어떤이들에게는 이런 증상이 거의 없고 어떤이에게는 증상이 심하다. 간호원은 좋은 환자/가족 간호를 위해 신체, 정서, 영적 증상 관리를 잘 해야 하나 우선적으로 신체 증상 관리가 이루어져야 하며 이를 도외시한 정서적, 영적 관리는 옳지 않다. 환자의 문제는 단순하지 않고 여러 원인이 복합될 수 있기에 주의 깊게 관찰하고 사정해야 좋은 간호중재를 계획하고 실천할 수 있으며 이를 통해 환자는 보다 편안하게 남은 생을 보낼 수 있게 된다. 간호원은 천국의 문턱을 장식하는 하느님의 부름받은 사자이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Health Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.94-97
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• 2005

서울, 인천, 광주, 그리고 부산지역의 대형업무용 빌딩 소재 36개 사무실을 대상으로 사무직 근로자의 실내환경에 대한 인식, 신체증상경험, 사무실환경관련 태도를 알기위한 설문조사와 그리고 실내환경에 영향을 미치는 인자에 대한 실태조사결과 자신이 근무하고 있는 사무실 환경에 대해 만족하지 못한 근로자들이 많았으며, 신체이상 증상 경험유무에 있어서도 빌딩증후군 관련 증상을 경험한 사람이 많은 것으로 조사되었다. 실내환경질에 영향을 미치는 요인에 대한 평가에 있어서도 겨울철 경우 실내의 상대습도가 매우 낮아 불편감을 초래하고 있는 것으로 조사되었고, 실내공기 오염의 지표물질인 이산화탄소 농도에 있어서도 최고치 농도가 1,000ppm을 초과하는 사무실이 33.3%인 12개 사무실로 나타나 실내환기에 있어 문제가 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 대부분의 실내공조설비는 주로 온도조절 즉 냉${\cdot}$난방 조절목적으로 주로 이용하고 있는 것으로 나타나 신선외기공급을 통한 실내환기 개념에 있어서는 인식이 낮은 것으로 평가 되었다.

• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.245-263
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• 2000

This study was conducted to provide the basic data about the health effects of pesticide exposure among farmers for agricultural health study. We analyzed 412 self-administered questionnaires collected from the male farmers who spray pesticides in Kyoung-ju area, Korea. Survey questions were about chronic symptoms, acute symptoms while pesticide spraying, pesticide intoxication accident, safety rules, protective equipments etc. The correlations among the variables related to pesticide exposure and the factors in acute pesticide poisoning and chronic symptoms of farmers were also analyzed. For chronic symptoms, the prevalence of 'tiredness and languor', 'lumbago', 'nocturia', 'shoulder pain', 'numbness', and, for acute symptoms while pesticide spraying, the experience rate of 'itching sense of skin', 'dizziness/headache', 'fatigue', 'eye glaring' were high compared with other symptoms. For 'experience of intoxication accident by pesticide in family', 7.1% of the subjects experienced the accident and the causes were pesticide spraying, food contamination by pesticide, suicide etc. Among safety rules, 'take a bath after spraying', 'change clothes after spraying' were kept relatively well, and, for protective equipments, hat, boots, mask, gloves, protective clothes(lower) were put on relatively well. The factors associated with acute pesticide poisoning were the extent of keeping safety rules, spraying time, orchard cultivation, agricultural area and spraying days per year etc. And the factors associated with chronic symptoms were acute symptoms while pesticide spraying, agricultural area, farming career, extent of keeping safety rules, extent of agricultural work and the pesticide exposure index etc. From these results, it is suggested that to reduce the health effects by pesticide exposure among farmers, the education to promote to keep safety rules and wear protective equipments, and information services should be recommended. And further studies on the long term health effects of pesticide exposure among farmers are required.

• Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.79-97
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to explore the use of music for alleviating PTSD symptoms among North Korean resettlers. Out of 80 initial responses from North Korean resettlers living in Seoul metropolitan area, 78 surveys were analyzed. The questionnaire focused on traumatic events encountered, PTSD symptoms experienced, and the use of music in relation to the symptoms. The analysis revealed that all participants had been exposed to traumatic events either directly or indirectly, and 32% of the responders have experienced at least one of the PTSD symptoms in the last one month. Most of the participants perceived music to be necessary in everyday life as well as for managing PTSD related symptoms. On the other hand, only 38% actually use music in everyday life whereas 75% use music for managing PTSD symptoms. They mainly listen to music but also engage in singing, utilize music from both North and South Korea, and they perceive the most important reason for using music to be for emotional comfort and transition. The analysis provides additional information that are valuable for the therapeutic use of music for North Korean resettlers living with PTSD symptoms.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.6483-6494
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• 2015

This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence, severity or impact of symptoms in hemodialysis patients and its relationship with self efficacy and family support to identify factors influencing their symptoms. A cross-sectional design was used and the subjects were 243 patients undergoing hemodialysis at local units. The patients were Dialysis Symptom Index (DSI), a questionnaire about the presence and severity of symptoms. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Pearson coefficient correlation and multiple regression. There were significant differences in the total score of symptoms according to age and duration of hemodialysis. Symptoms score had significant negative correlations with family support (r=-.35, p<.001) and self-efficacy (r=-.16, p=.006). Family support explained 16.0% of the variance in symptoms score. Hemodialysis patients experience many distressing symptoms, which have negative effects on quality of their life. Promoting family support can help to reduce and control distressing symptoms in hemodialysis patients.

• 건강소식
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• v.39 no.9
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• pp.16-17
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• 2015

아이들도 누구나 한번쯤 식사 후에 속이 쓰리거나 더부룩한 경험을 한다. 이 같은 증상의 소화불량이 일시적 또는 일회적으로 생기는 것은 별 문제가 안 되지만, 시간이 지나도 증상의 호전이 없거나 장기간에 걸쳐 지속되면 부모는 겁을 먹게 된다. '내 아이에게 혹시 큰 병이라도 생긴 게 아닐까!'하고 말이다. 이에 소화불량 증상 및 그 예방법에 대해 자세히 알아보았다.

• 건강소식
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.24-25
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• 2012

월경전증후군은 여성만이 경험할 수 있는 생리 전 불편감을 치료가 필요할 정도로 심각하게 느끼는 병을 말한다. 여성의 65%가 가벼운 우울감과 같은 생리 전 불편 증상을 호소하고, 20~40%는 월경 때마다 반복되는 치료가 필요한 정도의 다양한 증상으로 월경전증후군을 앓고 있다. 또한, 이들 중 2~9%는 사회적, 직업적으로 더욱 심각한 증상 때문에 치료를 받게 되는데 이를 월경 전 불쾌장애라고 부른다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.213-215
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 소방대원들의 외상사건 경험이 외상후 스트레스장애 증상, 정서적 탈진, 신체증상, 사회 및 직업기능에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위해 이들 간의 관계를 설명하는 가설적 모형을 구축하고 검증하므로써 소방공무원의 근무여건 개선 및 외상후 스트레스 관리방안 마련을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 전국의 소방공무원 2,167명을 대상으로 2008년 1월20일부터 2008년 2월 15일까지 이메일을 통한 설문조사를 실시하였으며, 연구 도구는 일반적 특성 및 근무특성 설문, 외상사건경험 설문, 사건충격척도(IES-R-K), 정서적 탈진척도(MBI), 신체증상 측정도구, 사회 및 직업기능척도(SOFAS)를 사용하였다.